Out and about in Shanghai

[jhm]

I had a 'hit' with PVG this morning.

Ah, the start of 5 long (IMO ) days in PVG!

[KeithMEL]

Ah, the start of 5 long (IMO ) days in PVG!

I don't know whaaaaaaaaaaaat you're talking about. The parties here rock!! Clubs are somewhat edgier than HKG and it's so easy to stay out all night, even on a Thurs night/Fri morning! Was at this pretty mad nightclub near the Bund which had happy hour 6am-8am. I'm already looking for opportunities to come back.

The days do go pretty quickly when you go to bed at 9am and start the day again at 3pm.

[jhm]

Oh, don't get me wrong - I like Shanghai and have visited 3 times in the last 12 months or so ... but 5 days ?!? How's your Mandarin ?

[CGK]

I don't know whaaaaaaaaaaaat you're talking about. The parties here rock!! Clubs are somewhat edgier than HKG and it's so easy to stay out all night, even on a Thurs night/Fri morning! Was at this pretty mad nightclub near the Bund which had happy hour 6am-8am. I'm already looking for opportunities to come back.

The days do go pretty quickly when you go to bed at 9am and start the day again at 3pm.

Note to myself:
Been there. Done that.
I am too old now.



I assume all the pictures were taken when the sun had gone down. Dark...

[nickbot]

The days do go pretty quickly when you go to bed at 9am and start the day again at 3pm.

Blimey KeithMEL, I was up until 03:00 this morning, then woke and left my hotel at 08:00 and I reckon it'll take me a week to get over it I think I have to get in training for your visit in Jan

[KeithMEL]

How's your Mandarin ?

They had 'English/Chinese' translations for pretty much everything so it wasn't too much of a concern.

I assume all the pictures were taken when the sun had gone down. Dark...

Except when I get woken up at 9am by a massive headache and can't get back to bed. Like now...

[jhm]

They had 'English/Chinese' translations for pretty much everything so it wasn't too much of a concern.

I was thinking more about your spoken Mandarin and whether it's up to the standard of your Cantonese.

[KeithMEL]

I was thinking more about your spoken Mandarin and whether it's up to the standard of your Cantonese.

Let's not even think about it.

I have a mini directory provided by the hotel and it's like the Bible for getting around this city and back to hotel. I shudder to work out how I'd get home if I lose the card.

The concierges are also pretty good at translating addresses to written Chinese.

[YK@HKG]

I LOVE Shanghai

Will be back sooner than I think......maybe for another New Year party like 2 years ago?

[taipeiflyer]

i hate shanghai... if i never have to visit again, i will be more than happy. give me hong kong, seoul, taipei, or tokyo any day. hope the days go quickly jhm.

[jjpb3]

i hate shanghai... if i never have to visit again, i will be more than happy. give me hong kong, seoul, taipei, or tokyo any day. hope the days go quickly jhm.

Looks like I'll have to make my first visit a relatively short one. How come Shanghai isn't to your liking, taipeiflyer?

[MAN Flyer]

i hate shanghai... if i never have to visit again, i will be more than happy. give me hong kong, seoul, taipei, or tokyo any day. hope the days go quickly jhm.

I've got to say, while hate is by no means the word I would use, I am certainly not struck on the place in any way either.

I'd second the comment on the first two alternatives above but don't know the second two well enough.

[KeithMEL]

Looks like I'll have to make my first visit a relatively short one.

It's my last day here and I don't want to leave....

[taipeiflyer]

Looks like I'll have to make my first visit a relatively short one. How come Shanghai isn't to your liking, taipeiflyer?

i would say it's the people. they truly lack any ounce of common courtesy. just getting on and off of a train is a life-threatening ordeal. literally, people would rather walk over you then let you get onto the train instead of them, even though you are ahead in line. couple that with the general stench that comes from leaving decaying meat on the sidewalk until the garbage comes late at night, the gleaming facades that hide the general squalor in the alleys behind, the people who are constantly spitting on the ground (and occassionally on your john lobb's), and bathrooms that are completely devoid of privacy, as well as a disgrace to standards of hygiene. and this is at the nicer establishments. =) although much can be said about the paternalistic (and sometimes) dictatorial singaporean government, their ability to preserve a beautiful city and maintain standards of order and decency is a welcome attribute.

[jjpb3]

... the people who are constantly spitting on the ground (and occassionally on your john lobb's ...

Ewww about the spitting -- one of my favorite reasons not to like a city.

I haven't had the opportunity to own a pair of John Lobb, though.